RTA's HealthLine -- the world-class standard for BRT service

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The HealthLine is Cleveland's first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, serving the Euclid Corridor. It connects the two largest regional employment areas, Downtown and University Circle, and extends to the Louis Stokes Station at Windermere in East Cleveland.

With visitors from all over the world, RTA regularly showcases the $200 million HealthLine, the world-class standard for BRT. The HealthLine was named the 'Best' Bus Rapid Transit in North America by the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy, and was recognized for having the best return on investment for a transit project, regardless of mode, in the country.

The HealthLine delivered more than $9.5 billion in economic development along the Euclid Corridor -- a staggering $190 gained for every dollar spent on creating and launching the new service. The HealthLine:

Includes 7.1 miles of roadway improvements on Euclid Avenue and a 2.3 mile transit zone Downtown

Provides stylized 63-foot hybrid-electric Rapid Transit Vehicles with five sets of doors, located on both sides of the coach.

More than a name

RTA was the first transit system in the nation to sell naming rights sponsorships to its assets. The HealthLine is sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals, two world-class medical centers and major employers on Euclid Avenue.

Ridership

Ridership is strong. The HealthLine posted a 48 percent increase in year one, and has served more than 4 million customers every year.

In fact, since opening in October, 2008, the HealthLine has served more than 44 million customers. Annual ridership has increased about 60 percent over the previous Number 6 bus line, which was RTA’s highest ridership bus line and was replaced by the HealthLine

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"Bus rapid transit...can not only spur development, but can do so far more efficiently than light rail and streetcars, according to a study due out later this month from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy."